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.Module 2　课下能力提升(五)

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“A serious attack on the fantasy story for children comes from those who do not wish children to be frightened.” C．S. Lewis writes in an essay named Three Ways of Writing for Children. Those who say that children must not be frightened mean two things. Firstly, they mean that we mustn't do anything likely to give children fears, and secondly, they want to keep out of their minds that they are born into a world of death, violence (暴力), wounds and evil (邪恶). C．S. Lewis says he agrees with the first reason, but not the second.

He goes on to comment, “Since it is so likely that they will meet cruel (残酷的) enemies, let them at least hear of brave fighters and heroic courage. By limiting your child to perfect and nice stories of child life in which nothing alarming ever happens, they would fail to face fears and hardships.” “It would be nice，” he continues, “if no little boy in bed ever hears a frightening sound. But if he is to be frightened, I think St. George, or any bright champion in armor (盔甲), is a better comfort than the idea of the police.”

Bruno Bettelheim, a well­known child psychologist, also points out that fantasy stories provide children with a valuable education about good and evil. He believes that all children have many personal fantasies filled with fears and fantasy stories comfort them and offer solutions. Happy endings tell them that solutions and hope are real and model the kind of happy life children want to find.

A good fantasy suggests rather than teaches possible answers to life. It's believed that reading fantasies quickens the ability to get and put ideas from books to reality. It's what good literature does — it makes life larger.

1．According to the first paragraph, C．S. Lewis thinks that ________．

A．children shouldn't read any fantasy story because it is bad

B．adults shouldn't do things that may frighten their children

C．death and badness should be kept out of children's minds

D．writing a fantasy story is the best way of writing for children

2．What probably is St. George according to the text?

A．He is a policeman in real life.

B．He is a murderer caught by the police.

C．He is a brave man in a fantasy novel.

D．He is a frightening person in a story.

3．Why should children read fantasy literature according to Bruno Bettelheim?

A．Because it encourages children to have a lot of fantasies.

B．Because it helps children overcome fears and find solutions.

C．Because it teaches children to write their own fantasy stories.

D．Because it gives children a happy memory when they grow up.

4．It can be inferred from the last paragraph that ________．

A．literature can give readers more frightening stories

B．fantasies can improve one's ability to solve problems

C．personal fantasies can help children get away from danger

D．most children can understand what fantasy literature is

B

The Magic Pen of J．K.Rowling

“I really wrote it for me, it was what I found funny and what I liked.”Those are the words of J．K.Rowling, the author of the greatly popular Harry Potter books.The quote refers to the first in a series of novels starring a young character who has built a lasting place unlikely to change for his creator in the world of children's literature.

Joanne Kathleen Rowling was born in England in 1965, and wrote her first story at the age of six.She was in her mid­20s when the idea for the Harry Potter novels came to her, during a long train ride.By the end of that journey, she says, the character of Harry and the school for wizards which he attended were more or less fully formed in her mind.

It would be several years, however, before the novel was completed.By that time, Rowling had been through a failed marriage.Living on welfare as a single parent, she wrote about Harry Potter while sitting in an Edinburgh café with her daughter asleep beside her.She could not have dreamed of the fame and success which Harry would bring her in the years to come.

Harry Potter is not your average superhero.He is 12 years old, skinny, wears glasses, and tends to worry a lot.Yet, he has taken the imagination of children and adults the world over, and has introduced millions to the joys of reading.

Harry's attractiveness comes from his role as a very ordinary boy who finds himself in extraordinary situations.Orphaned (沦为孤儿) as a baby, Harry spends the next ten years being mistreated by the very bad relatives with whom he lives.On his 11th birthday, he learns that he has magical powers and is admitted for training at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

The adventures of Harry and his friends at the school are wonderfully narrated by J．K.Rowling.She manages to lead her millions of readers deep into the world of the supernatural, while at the same time dealing with the fears and emotions of the ordinary human world.Many feel that this is the real magic of Harry Potter.

5．Joanne Kathleen Rowling wrote Harry Potter initially for ________．

A．herself　　　　　　B．her husband

C．her daughter D．becoming rich

6．According to the passage, which statement is CORRECT?

A．The novel was completed shortly after the journey in which she formed the outline.

B．When she completed the novel, she had a very happy family with her husband loving her.

C．When she was writing the novel, her daughter was being looked after by her parents.

D．While she was writing the novel, she was living a rather hard life.

7．Why does the novel Harry Potter attract so many readers? It is because of__________．

A．J.K.Rowling's vivid description of the world of the supernatural

B．Harry Potter's role as a very ordinary boy who finds himself in extraordinary situations

C．dealing with the fears and emotions of the ordinary human world

D．above all

8．What does the underlined word “narrated” mean?

A．give a lecture

B．give a written description of sth.

C．give a spoken description of sth.

D．tell sb.a story orally

C

Robert Frost (1874－1963) is one of America's most beloved poets. He was a contemporary of many modernist poetic movements, but he wasn't associated (与……有联系) with any particular group of poets. He stuck to his own literary beliefs, and as a result, he attracted a good deal of criticism from the literary world. But, it is just because he was such a person and his voice was so original that Frost became so beloved. If you are to choose one of his poems and read it aloud on a busy street, we are sure that many people will recognize the poem immediately as Frost's.

Mending Wall, which is the first poem in North of Boston, Frost's second book of poetry, is one of his most popular poems. It is a poem about two neighbors who fix a rock wall that lies between their homes. “I” want to destroy the wall, and the “neighbor” wants to leave it standing.

We just can't get enough of walls, can we? People love boundaries (界线). We love them when we're little, protecting our precious toys from our troublesome (令人烦恼的) brothers and sisters. As we get older, we begin to throw around the gentle term “personal space”， as in “GET OUT OF MY ROOM！” In college, we really learn how the idea of “My house is your house” doesn't always result in happy roommate relationships. After we become adults with good jobs and a lot of cool things, we often put up fences, gates, walls, or doors to protect our stuff and keep the peace.

Walls help us protect ourselves, but their downside is that they often keep people from communicating with each other. Mending Wall makes us take a look at how we use our walls and boundaries, and why we use them the way we do. This poem sends a wake­up call to the universe.There are walls between our hearts.

9．What can we learn about Robert Frost?

A．His writing style is special.

B．His first poem is about life.

C．He often criticized other poets.

D．He joined many poetic movements.

10．In Paragraph 3, what does the author want to show?

A．Sharing with others brings us happiness.

B．There seem lots of walls in our life.

C．Walls let people know about themselves.

D．Personal space is important to everyone.

11．The third paragraph is developed by ________．

A．space　　　　　　B．example

C．time D．comparison

12．The underlined word “downside” in the last paragraph can be replaced by “________”．

A．true use B．old way

C．negative part D．major difference

课下能力提升(五)

语篇解读：本文作者反驳了一些反对儿童阅读奇幻文学的错误观点，并强调了阅读奇幻文学的必要性。

1．解析：选B　推理判断题。根据第一段的“C.S. Lewis says he agrees with the first reason, but not the second.”可知，他同意上面提到的“Firstly, they mean that we mustn't do anything likely to give children fears.”由此可知，他认为我们不应该做任何让孩子害怕的事情。故选B。

2．解析：选C　推理判断题。根据第二段的“But if he is to be frightened, I think St. George, or any bright champion in armor (盔甲), is a better comfort than the idea of the police.”可知，St. George不是警察也不是令人害怕的人物，而是可以用来安慰孩子的勇敢的幻想小说中的人物。故选C。

3．解析：选B　细节理解题。根据第三段的“He believes that all children have many personal fantasies filled with fears and fantasy stories comfort them and offer solutions.”可知选B。

4．解析：选B　推理判断题。根据最后一段可知，作者认为幻想文学可以帮助孩子解决问题。故选B。

语篇解读：本文介绍了J.K.Rowling及她的书Harry Potter。

5．解析：选A　细节理解题。根据文章第一段首句“‘I really wrote it for me, it was what I found funny and what I liked.’Those are the words of J．K.Rowling, the author of the greatly popular Harry Potter books.”可知。

6．解析：选D　推理判断题。由第三段“Living on welfare as a single parent, she wrote about Harry Potter while sitting in an Edinburgh café with her daughter asleep beside her.”可知。

7．解析：选D　细节理解题。根据倒数第二段首句“Harry's attractiveness comes from his role as a very ordinary boy who finds himself in extraordinary situations.”可知B项正确；根据最后一段可知A和C项正确，故选D。

8．解析：选B　词义猜测题。根据上下文的语境可知narrate的意思是写书，而不是讲座、口头描述或者讲述故事。

语篇解读：本文是一篇诗歌评论。文章介绍了美国著名诗人罗伯特·弗罗斯特并赏析了他的名作《修墙》。

9．解析：选A　细节理解题。由第一段末“If you are to ... as Frost's”可知，随便拿一首弗罗斯特的诗到街上去朗读，就会有人看出是他的诗。这说明他的写作风格特别，容易辨认。

10．解析：选B　推理判断题。作者对弗罗斯物的名作《修墙》进行简单介绍后，在第三段描述了这样一个事实：人们从小到大不断地树立各种围墙。

11．解析：选C　写作手法题。在第三段作者按照时间顺序展开全段，指出了人们从孩童时期到长大成人，不断地建立“心墙”。

12．解析：选C　词义猜测题。根据最后一段but一词的转折可知，第四段讲墙可以保护人的同时，也阻止了人们的交流。因此downside此处有“不足之处”的意思。

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